The Prologue
The Prologue
Texas journalist Michelle García investigates the history of the U.S.–Mexico border and the violent response to Black Lives Matter protests in the Rio Grande Valley.
Photo by Joe Yates via Unsplash
Episode 1, Season 2 / Nov 4, 2021
The Borderlands
A dispatch from the Rio Grande Valley and a performance by Adia Victoria
Beyond The Prologue
Essays by Michelle García
Michelle García is a frequent contributor to the OA, and she's written extensively on the politics of place and identity. In both "The Year of the Heavy Moon" and "My Name is Alex," García explores the realities of migration, movement, and land dispossession.
Video
United Farm Workers Mural in San Juan, Texas
by Artemio Guerra Garza Courtesy Jessenia Herzberg See the mural referenced in the segment.
In Session
In Session
A performance by Adia Victoria from the 30A Songwriter’s Festival.
Photo by Huy Nguyen